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Fimbria \Fim"bri*a\, n.; pl. Fimbri[ae]. [L., fringe. See Fringle.]

(Anat.)
   (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border.
   (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fim"bri*al, a. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

fimbria

noun

thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) [also: fimbriae (pl)]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Fimbria \Fim"bri*a\, n.; pl. Fimbri[ae]. [L., fringe. See Fringle.]

(Anat.)
   (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border.
   (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fim"bri*al, a.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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